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ALVARO PALACIOS – Camins del Priorat 2020

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Wine Description

Aroma Ripe dark fruits like cherries and plums as well as floral notes.
Color The wine has an intense cherry red with violet reflections.
Palate Velvety texture, pronounced fruits such as blackcurrants, blackberries, good body, sufficient length and silky, strong tannins.
Overall result A light, fruity, uncomplicated wine, very balanced with a silky, creamy texture. Pure drinking pleasure at an excellent price/performance ratio.
Match with Short roasts, poultry, mushroom dishes and terrines.
Alcohol 14.5 vol%


Terroir

Region D.O.Ca. Priorat
Vintage 2020
Grape Varieties 55% Garnacha, 15% Syrah, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 8% Cariñena.
Soil Made of slate (Llicorell) with a laminar structure that is vertical and sloping. Loamy texture.
Height Approx. 350 - 600 m above sea level.
Climate Mild Mediterranean climate with a strong maritime influence.
Harvest Hand picking

 

Vinification

Fermentation Alcoholic fermentation in cement, stainless steel and wooden barrels.
Maturation 4 months in oak barrels.
Maceration 20-30 days
Bottling  Carried out after clarification and filtration.

 

Awards:

Robert Parker 92/100
Guia Penin 92/100

 

Criticism

Luis Gutierréz the critic Robert Parkers wrote in 2021:

"The 2020 Camins del Priorat regional blend, made from grapes from 101 plots from eight villages in Priorat, is a blend of 55% Garnacha, 15% Syrah, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 8% Cariñena, with a higher percentage of Garnacha and a lower percentage of Cariñena, as in most 2019s. This gives the wines freshness and elegance, liveliness and smoothness. It was fermented with indigenous yeasts in a combination of stainless steel, oak and concrete barrels and aged for four months in barrel and oak casks. This wine is more Priorat than any of the Camins vintages; in fact, no one is planting French grape varieties anymore and many are re-grafting their vines, so the trend in the future may be towards more Garnacha and Cariñena in this wine. This is a very drinkable version of the Camin, less dense than the 2019, from a year that was cooler and had just a hint of herbs. The mouthfeel is velvety with great freshness and very fine tannins. This is the best Camins yet, different from previous years; it should be a commercial success. 226,000 bottles were produced. 2020 was the earliest harvest ever."

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